New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-21
BALTIMORE AND ONO.
EXPECTED RESULT OF THE ELECTIONS.
THE RETIRING DIRECTORS AND WHO ARE LIKELY

THE RETIRING DIRECTORS AND WHO ARE LIKELY
TO SUCCEED THEM.
BALTIMORE Nov. 2O-One Of the most important
meetings in the history of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road takes place tomorrow. 1t Is the stockholders
annual meeting, at which the long looked for polcyl
of the banking syndicate that has undcr aiken to rcor-
ganze the property is expected to be outlined IL WI"
undoubtedly be better attended than airy annual meet
Ing held for years not because the large number OF
stockholders who will assemble will bc equal partlcl
pants I'm the sactionS for the importance of mem
lcr depends almost entirely upon the number of shares
hc holds combines with, but because II Is to be tho
first formal gathering Of men whose stock at the last
election worth 175 and yesterday at iti closing
quotation 10 The fall dividend has been passed and
the board of directors recently compelled to give
mortgage of - oOO.O and agree the issue OF
$1,000 900 of preferred stock to maintain the credit Of
the conIary and keep lis raibcd ant m'tirc power
in good condition after having sold its telegraph and
express properties Within year two efforts have
been made to sell a controlling Interest in the company
and It's president has resigned.
The present stock directors whose Successors are
to bc chosen to morrow William i. Burns James
Carey Co lc, John X. Cowcn, Judge George W. Dobbin
Robert Garrett, r. Harrison Garrett John Gregg Joshua
G. Harvey. Decatur H. Miller, Aubrey Tcarre, W. W.
Taylor, George A.. Van Lngen The directors who rep
resent the State appointed by the Board of Public
OrhS and their term does expire for scvca months
They are A. T. GOlman, J. W. Henry, jr, lattcr'cy
W Talbot and George L. Van Icbbcr. The directors
the part Of the city, whose successors viii not DO
| nominated by the Mayor until next February, arc
Henry c. Curtain B. II. FaItcn Frank j. llaimlson,
Robert Obcr, William Reid, Joseph Il. stafford a"d
j. Mex. White John X. Cowcn IS the only stock d-
rector who It is certain, Will not be In the board
because he has So stated
he nnInrs Df men who are almost cci;1n 10 g
into the board Cfalo, T. Mayer, James sloan, IT,
William kcy>rr. formerly third president of the
baltimore and Ohio. and James l. McLane. The names
q
late Yesterday afternoon Tho hanflng syndicate Of
Ncwl ork Is said TO hc working just much In harmony
with the interest If IT coutocd that block Of
stock The West Virginia central Railroad company now
ha, one it> directors Nr COiUhn. In ~" Baltimore
and Ohio board representative Of the state, and II
Mr. kcy>cr goes in, II viii have two. ani II sohn \
uamblcton become, city director in February there
VIII be- three. Mr.. kcy>cr. president ~ the Hat-
II ore ar Works closely allied 10 Ruir Garrett who
l. a largo holder In that trl" ailt u ANh"u-h IN
the history of the Baltimore and ohio about l~rl the
kcvsrs and CARROTS Gld get along we'll that dt
tculfv WIS Snuofhcd over long a-o. and then besides
the hmSincS, Of Mr. kcy~er'> copper wofh, with the
CARROTS and the baltimore and ohio bring, fhem close
now German. Sloan and Mcl.au" viii give German The
majority in board with tho city and state directors
me election a president fakes la'r when the direct
| ors organize. possibly tho second Wednesday Of
purposc. The president appoints all of 20" commit
ICES hut the nrw one rray receive advice upon
thi, que stton he not likely to De enc ~ The big
,toc khudcis. He also appoints all 81 The stan officials
uut may not name them OF chal ~ ucm Tor some
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